Trainee Project Manager

Job Title: Trainee Project Manager

Location: Peterborough

Salary: £26,000 per annum + 20 Days Holidays plus Bank Holidays + Training/Progression

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Excellent opportunity for a Trainee Project Manager to join a reputable Peterborough based company, in a role that offers progression and industry recognised training opportunities.

We're a well-established company covering a range of construction sectors including healthcare, public housing, commercial, education, insurance & leisure projects.

The company pride themselves on delivering a high-quality service to all clients and have therefore developed long term business relationships. These relationships have helped increase our workload, catalysing us into a period of expansion and we're now looking to bring an ambitious Trainee Project Manager to support our expansion.

In this role you will shadow senior members of staff and will be responsible for overseeing disability adaptation and commercial projects varying in size and value, ensuring they are completed to a high standard & H&S compliant.

Job responsibilities include:

• You will be the Customer's point of contact for all projects under your control, these projects will be monitored & directed by the Contracts Manager & Head of Operations.
• You will have responsibility for planning projects including arranging materials with the purchasing department, writing method statements and risk assessments and organising labour.
• You will need to deliver the high service demanded by our customers by acting in good faith and as required by Westone Housing, to promote the success of the company and maintain high standards of business conduct.
• Raising Work orders for assigned contractors
• Ensuring H&S is maintained on all sites under your control
• Complete site surveys, monitoring visits and working with our SHEQ Manager to ensure all projects are completed to a high standard.
• Raising variations on projects as they develop.
• Arranging building control for projects
• Managing project budgets
• Completing final accounts and working alongside the accounts department to ensure swift payments on projects completed.

About you:

Required experience:

• Experience of the construction industry would be beneficial but not essential.
• Excellent problem solving, planning and process control skills
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Working to deadlines and targets

Key Characteristics:

• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Clear thinker and innovator.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong process orientation in approach to work.
• Self-motivated and proactive.

Must Have:

• Clean Driving License

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• 20 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Performance Bonus - Profit related
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits Hub discounts on retailers, days out, restaurants, holidays and more
• Funded qualifications

Please click on the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Graduate Project Management, Project Administrator, Trainee Project Estimator, Project Planning, Trainee Project Coordinator, Senior Project Lead, Construction Projects, Building Surveyor, Construction Project Manager will also be considered for this role.